| "Phonefreak Honey" | ||||
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| Single by Sweet Jesus | ||||
| A-side | "Phonefreak Honey" | |||
| B-side | "Peach, Baby Blue" | |||
| Released | February 1992 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, shoegaze | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ben Bentley, Roy Priest | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Shulman | |||
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Phonefreak Honey is a song by Birmingham-based band Sweet Jesus, and was their first fully available single. It was released on Rough Trade Records (catalogue number R284) in 1992. [1]
Despite a previous release by the band ( Honey Loving Honey ) earlier in 1992, Phonefreak Honey was the first widely available single (the former was an exclusive Rough Trade Singles Club release). [2]
The title track was produced by Ray Shulman, with the two B-sides being produced by Dave Morris. Paul Lester, of Melody Maker, described the title track's production in a February 1992 article:
You couldn't guess what they were singing about, however – Ben [Bentley]'s androgynous falsetto (very Diana Ross) and Roy [Priest]'s hoover-wired-up-to-a-studio-console guitar (very Blondie-produced-by-Kevin Shields) mean that all the words are lost in the mix.
Phonefreak Honey was Melody Maker's Single of the Week for the issue published on 8 February 1992. [2]
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